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Video: Potato harvest uses innovative camera tech

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Potato harvest is nearly complete for RG Abrey Farms in Norfolk, which has been pioneering an innovative camera-based system to drive yield and marketability across its potato crop.

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Save our coffee!!!

Agricultural Biodiversity

Coffee prices have hit a 50-year high due to a combination of rising costs of production, supply chain disruptions, and climate changerelated declines in crop yields. Coffee plants are sensitive to changes in precipitation and temperature, and recent droughts in Brazil and Vietnam resulted in poor harvests.

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The Role of Data in Modern Farming: Separating Fact from Fiction

Farmbrite

Farmers utilize a range of modern toolsfrom task management applications and drones that monitor crop health to sensors and software that help forecast yields. This shift to a data-driven approach not only enhances farm operations but can significantly improve harvest outcomes, turning a good year into an exceptional one.

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UfarmX Offers Data-Driven Support for Small Farmers in Africa

Food Tank

We aim to make African agriculture more resilient, productive, and connected to global markets, Zanders tells Food Tank. Confronted with limited market access, fluctuating prices, and inadequate infrastructure, he launched UfarmX in 2019 to address key obstacles facing small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Ag Efficiency: Focus on the 20%

ATTRA

Farmers deal with a complex web of processes in diverse areas that may be under their purvue, including crops, livestock, finance, recordkeeping, harvesting, marketing, etc. As farmers, we probably ask ourselves this question often, when we are confronted with the many challenges that arise within our agribusiness operations.

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Navigating the Harvest: The Grain Trader’s Modern Guide to Success

DTN

As harvest season approaches, grain traders face unique challenges. Ever-evolving global markets, unpredictable weather patterns, and fluctuating supply chains have created a complex environment that demands expertise and adaptability. Within the global market, disruptions in one part of the world can have far-reaching consequences.

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The Case for Tractor Farming

ATTRA

Using tractors increases productivity and efficiency, leading to bigger harvests, better quality produce, and access to lucrative markets that require a larger volume of products. As women earn more, they can reinvest in their businesses by buying more equipment, diversifying their crops, or improving how they market their products.

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